by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,901 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,929 and had an average of $17,155 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,386 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. That schools that top this list have a program in fire protection in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 485 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Protection at Columbia Southern University
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #3 spot on the list. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fire protection degrees to 51 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at University of Florida-Online
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #5 spot on the list. EOU is a small school located in La Grande, Oregon that handed out 44 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Methodist University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fayetteville State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Fayetteville State University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fire Protection at Fayetteville State University
Lake Superior State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Lake Superior State University
New Jersey City University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Fire Protection at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
With a ranking of #12, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 24 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at University of New Haven
With a ranking of #13, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 10 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gardner - Webb University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Georgia State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. East Georgia State College is located in Swainsboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
College of the Ozarks ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Utah Valley University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 87 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Fire Protection Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 17 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Fire Protection Report
With a ranking of #24, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major list. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major ranking. Columbia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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